"single point of failure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: single points of failure [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|single points of failure}} single point of failure (plural single points of failure)
  1. A component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail would cause the entire device or network to fail; normally eliminated by adding redundancy. Synonyms: SPF, SPOF Translations (a component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail would cause the entire device or network to fail; normally eliminated by adding redundancy): 單點故障 (Chinese Mandarin), 单点故障 (Chinese Mandarin), yksittäinen vikaantumispiste (Finnish), felkritisk systemdel [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-single_point_of_failure-en-noun-FmzNET-x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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